Yet another person saying "I liked this!" is great. Seriously: if we don't hear anything, most of us start wondering what the point of posting is. (I personally would prefer an "I liked this" to a kudo; kudos are meaningless to me because there are so many ways to interpret and use them. Also because I can't even say thank you to people leaving them.)
A wholehearted YES please comment on older fics; some of my favorite fics are old fics and it does break my heart a little that I don't get reviews on them anymore.
Also, the "[x] is my favorite fic ever" type? That's a valuable comment in and of itself. It says to me that 1) you adore [x], 2) you probably reread it 3) you like the characterizations, 4) you like the plot, 5) you like my writing enough that you probably went or will go and read other fics of mine even if you never review them. It might be one sentence, but there's still a ton of meaning packed into it.
Pure squee is never unwelcome. I want to know I've affected people like that. Emotional reactions are writers' bread and butter.
In a nutshell: One line reviews are still valuable and still treasured. Squee = love.
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Date: 2017-03-24 11:53 am (UTC)A wholehearted YES please comment on older fics; some of my favorite fics are old fics and it does break my heart a little that I don't get reviews on them anymore.
Also, the "[x] is my favorite fic ever" type? That's a valuable comment in and of itself. It says to me that 1) you adore [x], 2) you probably reread it 3) you like the characterizations, 4) you like the plot, 5) you like my writing enough that you probably went or will go and read other fics of mine even if you never review them. It might be one sentence, but there's still a ton of meaning packed into it.
Pure squee is never unwelcome. I want to know I've affected people like that. Emotional reactions are writers' bread and butter.
In a nutshell: One line reviews are still valuable and still treasured. Squee = love.